closer to go off according to some sources and some say they may still be people on the look they agree and in the shouted building seven people have been confirmed dead the prime minister's office has been hit so people from the city center in the train station are being evacuated surrounding the city center and organization has claimed responsibility to help because of global jihad they claim it's it's a response to norway's involvement in afghanistan but they also warn but it's just the beginning of their campaign liz a sense everywhere around for example just just behind me of the train the entrance to the train station trains have all been cancelled oh there's armed guards at least with machine guns and soldiers all around walking all around the airport here and people obviously are frightened. just a little or spoke to hebron sureties editor in chief of the independent news magazine based in oslo his mother in law indeed was near the site of the explosion this is how he described what she told him she saw. all of the song there was this

big blasts and people were screaming running around scared there was smoke it was just like. what we have seen for a. citizen around the world which has been attacked earlier we have looked at ourselves peaceful nation. even though we are in two wars afghanistan and libya so people are rather surprised shocked. those people mostly on twitter feed certainly social they're. trying to. jump to conclusions too early i have to say though the latest breaking news is that actually the police officer he was going to this can and. should be juve. he is actually

a tall and blonde and he has according to newspapers and norwegian works. so this is this is rather might be more complicated than we think it's too early to tell. indeed that was recorded just as the news was coming through just a minute or two later that the the helpers of global jihad said they take responsibility of course doesn't necessarily mean that they did do it let's discuss this issue with. an analyst from the center for naval analysis dr will mccann thanks for joining us live from the united states tonight from virginia there much appreciate it unconfirmed reports of this group i just mentioned there that help was a global jihad claiming responsibility for the attack how grounded could those statements be do you think what we know what is your take on this tonight. the statement came out around ten thirty this morning u.s.

time. no one to. did for several hours but by the afternoon the same person who had posted the claim posted a retraction and apparently it's seems that the forum administrator is where he posted the claim had gotten a grae for him. attributing it to this group helpers of the global jihad so he had to take down take down the statement and post a retraction ok it's still early days as the rescue and recovery operation continues our thoughts very much of course with the friends and family of the dead tonight and also the friends and family of those that have been injured with no ember of nato involved in libya and afghanistan a truly a surprise that the country is falling prey to terrorists is it so much of a surprise rather even no i don't think it's a surprise norway and the other countries that were involved with reprinting the mohammed cartoons have been in the crosshairs of al qaeda and its supporters for several years now so it's not surprising at all if in fact it turns out to be an

islamist group aligned with al-qaeda i mean always know being a safe haven for muslim refugees from countries like pakistan and afghanistan could be a radical element may be in these large communities with links to al qaida it's certainly possible we were hearing earlier on that this was a two pronged attack if you like police saying that the man that did the shooting at youth camp was dressed as a policeman and as we heard from one of our guest just now he appeared first sight anyway to eye witnesses to be of nordic appearance with blond hair not someone you'd traditionally maybe put in with someone who carried out an islamist attack but what does this attack mean for the global war on terror now. well this is something that counterterrorism experts have been worried about a long time is the recruitment of. people in the in europe.

who are not of arab or south asian background who can blend in with the majority population they've been looking for for for these type of folks for a long time because they fly below the surveillance radar. like your earlier correspondent said it's still early days and one wouldn't want to rush to conclusions but i've heard reports that this is an attack carried out but a single man both both and that would be very surprising to me to be extremely difficult to pull off i guess i wanted to die within the muslim community in no way following these attacks as well as possible repercussions rightly so and even in the jihadi community i mean there was mostly celebration online but there were. think we may have well lost the line there unfortunately to dr will mccants at the center for naval analysis slightly the we got the gist of the interview ok well

just to bring it today with the main news that we know this norway shaken by a double terror attacks last evening first the center of all slow hit by a huge bomb blast damaged parliamentary buildings including the prime minister's office where at least seven were killed there though the pm self was not harmed then a gunman went on a shooting spree in a youth camp where i witness reports say more than twenty may have been killed police say the suspect the man arrested for the shooting is linked to the bombing earlier in the capital state secretary christian emerson called the situation the worst his country's ever seen police evacuated both the city center in oslo central railway station in the last few hours the reports that army had been posted around the center there to try and make sure that things stayed calm to try and ensure security as best they could global jihad has claimed responsibility in response to norway's involvement in afghanistan as we just heard now though that's not substantiated maybe that will be changing throughout the night meantime in

a separate attack a gunman reportedly dressed as a policeman opened fire at a youth rally outside oslo we hear you're seeing pictures of that now i would tell you our island we're hearing there was seven hundred youngsters there between the ages of about fourteen and seventeen they'd been gathering for a labor youth rally we hear that at some point some eyewitnesses saying they feared there were twenty casualties there also hearing harrowing tales of youngsters swimming into the sea to try and get away from the awful drama that was unfolding on the shore there we're hearing that that man dressed in a policeman's uniform has now been arrested and he's being questioned by the authorities and tara police have reportedly been sent to that campus as they were some seven hundred teenagers had gathered. spoke to danish journalist helen bricks who says the attacks of come as a complete surprise for norway and could prove that european governments have to

rethink their policies no multi-culturalism one has terrorism in mind and one has also in mind. the norwegian engagement in afghanistan one could ask one so why norway and why not denmark and i think that the danish intelligence service has locally prevented terror attacks in copenhagen and maybe just maybe the norwegian intelligence service has not been as alert as it should have been because one has simply not expected this and we know that all over europe in the u.k. in france in denmark in norway if you sort of look back through the years. certainly one has given safe haven to people who should never never have got an asylum one is not surprised that this has happened and we have seen it several times we saw it nine eleven met with. we have seen the failed attacks

on copenhagen and now in norway and of course the european governments and also the you know we didn't governments have to sort of rethink the frame of mind to culture . spokes watermark over the history lecture from oxford university told me norway's involvement in nato military campaigns could be another reason the army attack. the most likely explanation is that norway's involvement as a nato member in on actions by and nato from libya to afghanistan will have been the basis for some backlash now whether that by flash comes from a libyan group or more generally from an islamic group or to his holster or to region major involvement. is what we see at the scene and i have to say we should remember that back in oklahoma city mention ninety five one was a huge bomb of the federal. it would be left. to the work of islamic terrorists and

it turned out to work a very christian fundamentalist mission and also to the u.s. government so with the proviso that we should not rule out all the possibilities the most likely explanation is obviously there's always a little involvement have long an attack on it and i think it's really too is why as involvements and other as perhaps. business trash economic all have an islamic group they might say you know where's a cult. if you think about a place like london paris. targets of terrorist attacks over the years even made quite dramatic attack on the prime missile has his own. members of his who call him you couldn't necessarily have such a little perhaps and i'm sure norway listening very peaceful very quiet for a long time. and he nor involvement in the regions and violence was in houses miles away from or own country. for some are comin from oxford university earlier on now

a political analyst a military expert eager cock lovers in the studio with me to eat believes that terror groups will use any pretext to attack targets of violence their aims. terrorism is not an ideology it's a method and it's a method of the minority here you know the group that has never been heard of before tries to make good p.r. using violence and they can use any pretext for that involvement in afghanistan involvement in iraq or you know that many conscious that have no involvement in nato operations like below or russia also suffer from this kind of terrorism so i would not put a direct link between afghanistan and for instance and norway paying the price for it terrorist attacks are intended to produce shock and to affect public opinion and it's a very sinister way of making our own victims for those terrorist groups but you know norway is

a very specific country as well as russia or belittle sure neither norway and or rush home grown terrorist groups you know so-called chechen terrorism terrorism in russia is not basically chechen in its origin russia as well as norway is a victim of imported terrorism you know most terrorism that commit their awful crimes in russia they come from abroad the same story happens in norway unfortunately. it's one fifteen am here in moscow this is r.t. the main news tonight norway's been shaken by double terror attacks first the center of all slower by huge bomb blast damage parliamentary buildings including the prime minister's office where at least seven were killed over the prime minister himself was not harmed then a gunman went on a shooting spree in a youth camp eyewitness reports say at least twenty could have been killed there police say the suspect the man arrested of the shooting is linked to the bombing in the capital earlier stateside pre-christian emerson said the situation is the worst

his country's ever seen prime minister again stoltenberg called an emergency government crisis meeting tonight preliminary reports suggest a car bomb with a blast so powerful it blew windows over one kilometer radius was responsible thick smoke was seen rising from the near boy oil ministry building after that bomb went off it caught fire two police evacuated both the city center and also central railway station there are also reports tonight that the army has been deployed around areas of the city center to ensure safety unconfirmed reports say the terror group the helpers of the global jihad has claimed responsibility in response to norway's involvement in afghanistan and then in a separate attack a gunman reportedly dressed as a policeman opened fire at a youth rally outside all slow he's now been arrested and he told of police have reportedly been sent to the camp with some seven hundred teenagers were gathered. we will of course keep you updated on the developments and also throughout the

night the next headline update in fact with me is in thirteen minutes from now here on our tape a change of tone a pace between now and then though as we bring you the latest edition of this weekend's moscow.

hello and welcome to the program on this week's show we are in the bottom of the city of broads roughly three hundred kilometers from moscow this year it's celebrating its one hundred forty year. and with that is a whole range of exciting cultural events from film festivals to exhibitions it's not all happening in moscow. you can see the route to moscow teaches to drive the journey which takes around five hours. you can also take an overnight train from the station flyby small jet from the capital. in front of the revolutionary activity in the late nineteenth early twentieth century some of the most important events of the russian revolution of one thousand and five took place in front of a. because

. you can see. and still is made. a mishmash. stands still. take a look at this traditional house. there are many cities in russia such as available. over the past few decades. to see. the.

project. maybe. slowly catching up to the hundreds of thousands of. straight to. the city. and today. the industry for its decline in the region. is. if you want to experience a true. international film festival is also putting the city in the cultural spotlight after the russian

movie director and. dozens of documentaries short films and animations from around the world. one of the outstanding talents to come from the region. he spent his childhood in the town of your rights. in two thousand and seven to mark the director's seventy fifth anniversary with the support of the government and relatives the film festival bearing his name was established. but the experience of previous years will read in a what event of a film most interested in so many russian films in the program which the viewers like a lot but they also want to see some exclusive which they normally have a chance to watch in the cinema one says film this year is american documentary my one which has been a big success. every year around one hundred fifty films a showcase at the event. here we can see

a selection of the films. many lectures most because the film discussions. of the region bringing together thousands of international guests to the crate of central russia . from the palace to the museum there are several cultural mox here and you will film festival for example brings many tourists and industry professionals to the region from all over the world but. question. let's meet this week's guest. live to me. now tell me your involvement with the festival . to go puddle. well know more from director invited me to be

a new director of programming for this just so so i decided to take this to seize this opportunity to compose a competition programme which would consist of or term movies of highest quality why yvel of a. well actually it's not a new idea to hold a nice film festivals not in the capitals but somewhere in the small cities which might be far away from the maddening crowd but still can become the centers of the of the for the film industry for film lovers for filmmakers such as can you know i'm not comparing of course ivanova with karan but ivanova has a great value of attracting people with the name of to cost you a more interest to locals have with foreign films i'm not sure about the exact number but i think there are like eleven universities in the van of us all there is a huge amount of young audience young film lovers film buffs who are really ready

to do war and to devour. contemporary cinema and they're really very grateful when you see us to go out and see only good things about a bomb aboard for example and they're even ready to embrace like old films for example we have a retrospective of the favorite films which consists of classical films from thirty's forty's fifty's late. to rare. breasts on and other directors from from long ago and these are black and white films which might be of no interest for the mass audience but here you can see like hundreds of people crowding to see went down. it was a pity you had x. a an hour good luck with the festivals in the event of a future thank you very much. so what are the key. taking advantage by storm during the summer months to celebrate the city's one hundred fortieth

birthday one hundred forty girls dressed in white seen on the main streets of the native city the bride's parade as it was called was organized as part of the celebrations of the city's on the first rate term this year brides to become one of a fan of his main trademarks as its people population used to outnumber men considerably but now regarding the latest census authorities say the brides of invalid have nothing to worry about as there are more men than women aged less than thirty years old living in the city. is also in the city of one of russia's first fashion designers. born in one nine hundred thirty eight slides it has been named its on its citizens and regularly visits the city showcasing his collections. recently an exhibition of the design his creations has opened in the central textile museum featuring not only one of the current clothes and costumes but also works of photography as a save event aims to show the connection between the old russian traditions of

making clothes contemporary fashion. and the fashion related festival called the linen palette is taking place in the town of cloth in the event of a region celebrating the area's white connection to the production of fabric and clothes the events highlights included there are various designs made of live and also large open and. the beautiful landscapes on the embankment of the volga river served as the scenic backdrop for the event which several designed to showcase the collections of clothes made from the natural materials. from. the part of this wonderful celebration which is going on. of course this is a very historic very beautiful.

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is our to international for moscow with. one story dominating our coverage tonight norway hit by twin terror attacks first a bomb ripped through the heart of the government district in the capital killing at least seven the prime minister's office was one of those hit but he was elsewhere at the time of the blast. north of the capital opened fire at a youth camp of the governing labor party eyewitnesses say more than twenty may have been killed the locals who try to rescue some of those injuries claimed they sold dozens of bodies in the water

a man has been arrested with offices saying they suspect a link between the two attacks unconfirmed reports tonight say jihad this terror group has claimed responsibility for the bombing in response to the country's involvement in afghanistan. this is r.t. the other big news story dominating the headlines this week now the phone hacking scandal over the next people of other newscasts talk about the affairs impact on both sides of the atlantic and the implications for the murdoch media empire crosstalk on it for a minute from. discovery's buzy. communicate with the wild. test yourself and become free.

see what nature can give you. and. hello and welcome across all computable about the murdoch empire as the phone hacking scandal in the u.k. more victims and politicians look for cover all eyes are on the future of news corp and its assets in the u.s. and beyond has the murdoch family finally outfoxed itself. and. crossed out the implications of the phone hacking scandal i'm joined by kevin zeese in baltimore he's a spokesperson and lawyer for the government accountability group.